📄 Family cluster of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections, Tunisia, 2013

In 2013 in Tunisia, 3 persons in 1 family were infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The index case-patient's respiratory tract samples were negative for MERS-CoV by reverse transcription PCR, but diagnosis was retrospectively confirmed by PCR of serum. Sequences clustered with those from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

keywords 🔗 syndrome coronavirus (1074) 🔗 reverse transcription (205) 🔗 respiratory syndrome (2004) 🔗 respiratory tract (344)

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